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Description: | Mill or quern stone fragment, sandstone, most probably dating from the Roman period, although the fragment is too small to be certain. It most probably was a fragment of the upper half of the quern: part of the outer edge remains (centre image, upper edge of fragment) and it is sloping towards the centre, i.e. this fragment was part of the concave half of the quern. All edges and surfaces are very worn and only three original surfaces remain: the upper and lower as well as the outer surface; all the others are breaks. The upper surface (which would be the underside of the quern) displays a several parallel grooves which would have assisted in grinding the grain.The fragment was reused as a pivot stone in a later medieval, post-medieval or modern gate which is why it displays a circular 'cup' in the upper surface.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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